aldolega Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Oooh, she's a pudgy girl. Been snacking on processors and IBIS assemblies have we? Neumann Films and sanveer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Michael Ma said: Best thing about this holiday season, GH5 leaks! Also, 2 different lenses are pictured. One is the Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4.0, and the other is Lumix 12-60 f/3.5-5.6. Neither all that terribly exciting. Would love to see a surprise announcement of a Leica 25mm f/1.2 with an dedicated aperture ring. I agree about the lens choices too. Can't figure Why the M43 makers don't concentrate on Faster Lenses. Like maybe a few f1.8 zooms or f.95 primes Even if it means collaborating with Voigtlander or Sigma. Leica is great but their prices aren't. sudopera, Cinegain, zetty and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary Knoop Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 11 minutes ago, sanveer said: I agree about the lens choices too. Can't figure Why the M43 makers don't concentrate on Faster Lenses. Like maybe a few f1.8 zooms or f.95 primes Even if it means collaborating with Voigtlander or Sigma. Leica is great but their prices aren't. In all fairness though the 5x zoom range of the Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4.0 is great! sanveer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 30 minutes ago, Cary Knoop said: In all fairness though the 5x zoom range of the Leica 12-60 f/2.8-4.0 is great! Indeed. It is roughly an equivalent 24-120mm... Remember my Canon 24-105mm used as FF is only f/4 but throughout the whole range, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetty Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 5 hours ago, aldolega said: Yea, a super FS5 is more of what I was picturing- still m4/3, real video camera shape, but very small for such, and bigger than the GHs... just big enough to have real controls, ergos, XLR, ND, etc. Although then you're not a whole lot bigger than the GH5 with the XLR box, so maybe it's just not worth it at that point. And the GH5/XLR combo is pretty similar to the C100 shape and layout. Just needs a rotating grip and a tilting EVF. People speak of XLR as the end of it all but in my view XLR itself is nothing but a chunky connector standard that should have never left the studio. If anything, it's the mini XLR that should be used on the field cameras. But then there's really no need for balanced inputs if the cable run is not very long and prone to interference -- and also phantom power is not something that is necessary with every good mic to be found, e.g. Ambient TinyMike is great and it doesn't require phantom power neither a battery. Feed from commonly used wireless receivers such as Sennheiser G3 also doesn't need phantom power; neither it is balanced, so a 3.5mm jack is totally fine. All you need is a decent preamp/ADC. NDs and good AF have also been implemented in the mirrorless form factor -- and so if the heat isn't a problem, I really don't see any reason going for a bigger body. The ergonomics of GH4 with a few programmable buttons and touchscreen works great for me for the run and gun type of work. Emanuel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 11 minutes ago, zetty said: People speak of XLR as the end of it all but in my view XLR itself is nothing but a chunky connector standard that should have never left the studio. If anything, it's the mini XLR that should be used on the field cameras. But then there's really no need for balanced inputs if the cable run is not very long and prone to interference -- and also phantom power is not something that is necessary with every good mic to be found, e.g. Ambient TinyMike is great and it doesn't require phantom power neither a battery. Feed from commonly used wireless receivers such as Sennheiser G3 also doesn't need phantom power; neither it is balanced, so a 3.5mm jack is totally fine. All you need is a decent preamp/ADC. You can't be less than just 100% right ; ) One of my instructors at film school was used to say the same since my early days at film school 2 decades ago... 13 minutes ago, zetty said: NDs and good AF have also been implemented in the mirrorless form factor -- and so if the heat isn't a problem, I really don't see any reason going for a bigger body. The ergonomics of GH4 with a few programmable buttons and touchscreen works great for me for the run and gun type of work. Like button on twice mode :-) zetty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 For different jobs you need different tools. For you a GH4 with a mini jack input is just right, 95% of the times it is not for me. GH4 isn't a C100 with a rotating handle, at all. XLR package is a part of a whole system, with different ergonomics, handles, ND filters, various inputs/outputs, usually much better and much bigger batteries, etc. Usually all these adds to a much more productive tool for SOME video professionals. If you are not one of them, obviously you don't need any of these, usually producers are pushing fornthese setups, as they believe it is easier and much cheaper. In the series I am working now the producers were pushing for dSLR video, but we added the LS300 to that, and speeded up our production speed a lot. Most of the times, I just want to take the camera out of the bag and start recording. Even with my biggest bag, I still have to add some things before I use my mirrorless setup. Obviously, the forum here is called EOSHD, started as a dSLR forum or something, so it has a certain direction, Inunderstand that. I have 3 mirrorless cameras at the moment. I just need a better video camera now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Horses for courses. But, I love the mirrorless camera concept. Nothing related to PRO label misconceptions. That said, GH series are pro cameras from consumer segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted December 31, 2016 Administrators Share Posted December 31, 2016 6 hours ago, Don Kotlos said: from: http://www.nokishita-camera.com/2016/12/gh5.html 6K setting on the top-left dial. Joystick on the back, nice touch. Redesigned d-pad / click wheel but I'll be using joystick instead. Full size HDMI port rumoured. I hope Speed Booster XL still fits the mount, and ridge above it seems lower? AaronChicago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesku Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I hope GH5 has not some GH4 limitations and bad design. -video exposure limitations, I want to see what exposure values I use. -limitations in FN options, I want to customize the camera for my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Little things like the joystick are going to be very useful. Sounds like Panasonic perfected their GH line to the ultimate little camera. Cinegain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I prefer the compact size of the G85; it's not a stunning looking body or anything, but it's way easier on the eyes than either the GH4 or GH5. I'm so glad there's no click wheel, too. Yuck! WB, ISO are both easier to see and depress on the G85. And having the playback button on the right side instead of the left -what a brilliant idea! . And the shutter speed and aperture wheels on the lower priced camera are an improvement over the GH4 as well. The grip feels more secure in my hands. So ergonomically, I much prefer the layout of the G85 to the GH4 or GH5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesku Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 8 minutes ago, jonpais said: And having the playback button on the right side instead of the left -what a brilliant idea! . GH2 had it in right side. Why they moved it to left in GH3 and GH4 ?? I hope the playback is at least a FN-button option in GH5. I hope also that video button and useless EV-button will be programmable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesku Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 AE-lock button seems to bee much closer to thumb in GH5 than in GH4. It is good because it is difficult to use back button focusing in GH4. It needs too much thumb movement and the video shakes easily. I hope is will be possible to program separate AF and AE lock and maybe even WB lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Ma Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 17 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: 6K setting on the top-left dial. Joystick on the back, nice touch. Redesigned d-pad / click wheel but I'll be using joystick instead. Full size HDMI port rumoured. I hope Speed Booster XL still fits the mount, and ridge above it seems lower? I hope an speedbooster is released to take full advantage of cropless 4K....I think a lot of people are expecting too much from the 6K branding. That icon looks exactly like the 4K Photo Mode icon already present in the GX85 and G85. Not terribly useful unless you shoot action sports that you want stills for, and you're hoping to nail the lighting. webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary Knoop Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Michael Ma said: I hope an speedbooster is released to take full advantage of cropless 4K.. Well isn't that what the ultra is supposed to be? The XL would obviously no longer fit. Michael Ma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liork Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Michael Ma said: I hope an speedbooster is released to take full advantage of cropless 4K....I think a lot of people are expecting too much from the 6K branding. That icon looks exactly like the 4K Photo Mode icon already present in the GX85 and G85. Not terribly useful unless you shoot action sports that you want stills for, and you're hoping to nail the lighting. As Panasonic already wrote, 6K photo will be available in 3:2 and 4:3 only and not in 16:9 as 4K photo is. Cinegain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinegain Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Exactly. That's also why people started using it for anamorphic shooting. But there's some bias towards photography, so what they did thereafter is actually release a proper anamorphic mode as firmware update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkyou86 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Too bad that no rumors are coming up about the anamorphic mode, live stretch or the REC709 preview in VLOG... I strongly hope that these features will be improved. Also, can anybody tell me, why is panasonic setting time 29m59s time limit for a recording in europe?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 14 minutes ago, funkyou86 said: Too bad that no rumors are coming up about the anamorphic mode, live stretch or the REC709 preview in VLOG... I strongly hope that these features will be improved. Also, can anybody tell me, why is panasonic setting time 29m59s time limit for a recording in europe?! Fat cat laws on the definition of a camcorder. When Brexit happens in about 100 years, things will change on that front. IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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